Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,410, Aaron Fall, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Fall, Aaron
S 17410
Carded
CONTENTS

Ohio. 19721.
Aaron Gail.
of Athens in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co. — commanded by Captain Dering. of the Regt. — commanded by ————— in the New Hampshire line for Nine Months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. — at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Aug. 1832 and sent to Hester M c Intosh, Gallipolis, Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 60 — Sem ant. allowance ending Sept. 33 10.
$ 75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { At June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M c Intosh Clerk, Book 6. Vol. 8 Page 209/107.
del. to A.G. Brown, Athens, O. Oct. 9/49.

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 March 1839 to 4 Sep 1839 Agent notified 10. June 1840
Paid as a bond from 4 Sep 1839 to 4 March 1840. Agent Notified 27. Feby 1841.

St. No 20.782 Aaron Fall
19.721.
Adm 9. Months—
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McVinton

BRIEF in the case of Aaron Tall  County of Athens  in the State of Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1781 1784 Apr. 9 — Private Capt. Deering  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Portsmouth N.H.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Regular
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Pelt Examining Clerk.

Aaron Fall - Declaration
Filed October 13 th 1832
H. Bartell Clk
20782

State of Ohio } ss. Athens County }
On this 13 day of October 1832, personally appeared before the President and Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Athens aforesaid, Aaron Fall a resident of Marion, in the County of Athens aforesaid, aged 71 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as within stated that is to say. That at Portsmouth, State of New Hampshire, on the first day of January 1781, an artillery Company was formed, and organized, as the deponent understood, for the purpose of protecting the said town and harbor, of Portsmouth; that the engagements, and enlistments, in said Company, as the deponent was informed, and fully believes, were for one year. That at the expiration of 3 months, levies, on or about the last of March 1781, the deponent enlisted into the service of the United States in said company for 9 months being the whole of the remainder of term of one year aforesaid.
That the company was commanded by Ebenezer Peering, and when I entered it which was immediately after my said enlistment, was stationed in Fort Washington, below Portsmouth, aforesaid, on the Island near the mouth of Piscataqua river, where it remained to the end of its term of service, aforesaid, and that the deponent did there serve with fidelity until December 31 st 1831, and on that day received an honorable discharge, and departed toward his home.
That during the said time of service of the deponent, he was not called to any other than ordinary duty, except that he was sent with a detached guard to convey prisoners from the said Fort to Exeter jail; the jail to Portsmouth having been destroyed by fire; and that he was afterward during said term sent with prisoners to Boston. Lebanon,
That he arrived at his home in the Town of Lebanon , after about a week after the time of his said discharge; where he resided until the year 1780, when he removed to Penobscot County, Now State of Maine; where he resided until 1816, when he removed to the State of Ohio, arrived at Marietta 28 th November of the same year, and in 1816 removed to Homer, Athens county where he now lives, pursuing the occupation of a farmer.

and the Deponent further saith that he was born at Lebanon aforesaid 12 th July 1761. as he verily believes, but has not in his possession any authentic record, or other evidence of his birth
That he can state no names of the officers under whom he served, or whom he knew during said service except Joseph Hunton, and Ensign Bell of the company aforesaid
That he has no documentary evidence of his service, his said discharge, which he carefully preserved for many years, being lost or destroyed; nor does he know of any person who is able to testify to said service.
And that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and ADONAI Fall year aforesaid.
Attest, Henry Bartlett Clerk
We, Asa Stearns, a clergyman of the Town of Alexander in Athens County aforesaid and Hosea Alderman residing in said county, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Aaron Fall, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Asa Stearns
Hosea Alderman
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Henry Bartlett Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that Asa Stearns who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Athens County aforesaid, and that Hosea Alderman Esquire, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same county and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
I Henry Bartlett Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Aaron Fall for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this thirteenth day of October A.D. 1832.
Henry Bartlett Clerk

Personally appeared before me, Supplementary to Adam Fall's Declaration the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Athens in the State of Ohio, Aaron Fall, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, he is well assured that he served for a period of not less than nine months, to wit from the last of March to the 31 st day of December 1781, as stated in his original declaration, that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he is unable to state with perfect certainty and precision the names of all the officers under whom he served, but according to the best of his recollection and belief his Ensign's name was Bell, being one of three Brothers in the service, Christian name not recollect, his Lieutenant's name was Joseph Hunttoon (as pronounced) his captain's name was Ebenezer Dearing, - he believes Col. Joshua Wentworth commanded at the Fort in which he was stationed, Major Gaines was Purchasing Commissary for Washington, Fort Sullivan & Fort Point, as he believes, and he thinks Henry Bickford was Opening Commissary for the same, he recollects also the name of Lieut. Col. Clapp as being in command at the station. That he does not recollect that the company to which he belonged, was attached to any Regiment or Battalion, as it was never was mustered with any other Company, and for nine months service as aforesaid, he claims a pension.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 6 th day of May, 1833, at Athens in said County of Athens, and State of Ohio. A.G. Brown Jus. Peace.
Aaron Fall
The State of Ohio, } I Henry Bartlett Clerk of the Court of Common Athens County } Pleas for said County, do certify that A. G. Brown Esquire before whom the above affidavit was made was on the sixth day of May last and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid acting under the authority of this State, and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Athens this fifth day of June A.D. 1833 - Henry Bartlett Clerk

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
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February 20, 1925.
Mrs. N. H. Stanley, 738 S. Maryland Ave., Glendale, Calif.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17410, it appears that Aaron Fall was born July 12, 1761 in Lebanon.
While residing at said Lebanon, he enlisted March 31, 1781 and served one year as a private in Captain Ebenezer Dearing's Company, Colonel Joshua Wentworth's New Hampshire Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 13, 1832, while a resident of Homer or Marion, Athens County, Ohio. He died July 1, 1851.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted Aaron Fall is the only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

17 H 10 INVALID.
File No. 17 H 10
Daron Hall
Re: Geo. War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 122
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1923 - July 11 - Kish to Edna D. Keeloo - mmh 1925 Feb. 25 " " Mrs. N. H. Stanley cur.

215-0000 TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 30 th 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Aaron Hall, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Thirty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1839, — to the 1 st Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Edward E. Harris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

15-215-00055 TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 8 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Aaron Fall. ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Thirty — Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839. to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Edward N. Carrington Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

N o 20.782 Aaron Fall
Hon: M c Vicklow

0215_00057 BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Aaron Fuller which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

May 19-1923
Department of Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Commissioner
Dear Sir:—
I would like the Revolutionary War service and family data on record in your bureau - of the following soldiers
Aaron Fall - receiving pension in 1840 - residing with Aaron Jr - in Athens Co, Ohio - fought in N. Hampshire under Ebenezer Deering. — born July 12 - 1761

Samuel Avery living in Wiscasset, Me. - in 1774. - Died in Maine between 1830 and 1840. - Wife's name Lucy Jane Foye. He was a pensioner! He was born 1749 -
I have proven these men to be my ancestors and want the record for my family history Thanking you kindly
I am,
Sincerely yours,
Mrs Edna D. Hector. 5414 Michigan Ave Chicago Ill.

Glendale, Cal.
Dec. 11/1925.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir,
Can you tell me if there is a record of application for pension by James Wallace, a soldier in the War of 1812? He lived at New Lebanon, Columbia Co., N. Y. where he died in 1834. His wife Betsy Stacey Wallace moved to Genoa, DeKalb Co., Ill. in 1835 where she died in 1858.
Is there a record of Aaron Fall of Mass. a Revolutionary soldier for seven years? His wife was Callie Rickford.

He later moved to Morgan Co., Ohio where he died near Chesterhill.
If there are such records, I will appreciate it very much if you will send me copies of them.
Respectfully
Mrs. N. H. Stanley 738 So Maryland Ave, Glendale, Cal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
July 11, 1923
mm/H A-17410
In reply to your request of _____, for the history of  Aaron Fall , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the soldier's claim for pension.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mar. 31, 1781 to Dec. 31 '82 Private Abner Dearing John Westworth N.H.         
Battles engaged in, None stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lebanon, — Date of application for pension, Oct. 13, 1832 his ch. was al. Residence at date of application, Homer or Marion, Athens Co. Ohio Age at date of application, Born July 12, 1761 in Lebanon, — Remarks! Died July 1, 1851. no family data on file.
✓ Date of death from A.B.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.